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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StupidSmurf" data-source="post: 2663369" data-attributes="member: 35893">Favorites:Sharp as a mashed potato sandwichSoft as puppy poop in a sneakerDumb as a sack of hairNow...onto the real topic...Speaking as someone who went through a divorce about 5 years ago, I can say that, even in the best of circumstances, it's never an easy thing. My first wife and I married too young, and ironically, when we went to marriage counselling in an attempt to patch things up, it actually became MORE obvious that we shouldn't be together. Big revelation that came out of the sessions: We were both settling, since we didn't think we'd have another chance at finding someone. Ow. Harsh.Also, no matter how amicable a divorce is, there's certain collateral weirdness that goes along with it. My ex played D&D, though she did so because it was one of my hobbies (and I, in turn, got an interest in rabbits as pets). When we split, it sure sent repurcussions through our gaming group.As far as living alone, I think it's a great idea. It's a great "emotional reset" time, a time to step back and ponder where you've been, how you got there, and where to next? If you can't live with your own company, then how can you expect anyone else to? I did it for a while, enjoyed it, then disconnected my brain for about two years and basically went crazy in the dating pool, then stepped away from it and settled down.I'm very happily married now, and my wife is a gamer (and was one before she met me). In fact, the results of this union had other repurcussions on our gaming group, and can be found in the General RPG Discussion forums, under the thread "...so we tossed the jerk out..."  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Never a dull moment, I tell ya.As for people not being able to handle you being alone, I agree that there's a certain latent feeling of "there's someone for everyone, we just need to find you the right one" that can circulate amongst circles of well-meaning friends.</blockquote>

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